You bet there are consequences to writing and studying flash fiction for years. It’s had a terrible effect on me.
I no longer have the patience to read novels. I no longer have the patience to read regular length short stories. Any article that looks to be over 1,000 words causes my eyes to glaze over and I suddenly feel very sleepy…
Well, it’s sinking into the citizens of the Steelers Nation that the team won’t be in the playoffs. How far have fallen the mighty…
It’s 3:00 pm and I just came back from a beer run. It’s in the mid 20s outside and there’s snow on the ground. It was a nice brisk walk…
Part of the upside of writing flash fiction is that it helps a blogger or a writer to write short, concise articles. I make money writing for a Pay-For-Content site. All of my articles are like between 200 and 300 words. I use this blog to send traffic to the site. I tell people I’m a professional blogger but I’m really a professional online writer…
On the PFC site that I write for, fiction makes less than the articles…
I’m on the computer all day. I took early retirement to see if I could make it as a blogger/writer. So far the jury is out. I’m a bachelor with no children and barely making it on social security while trying to make it in the world of online writing. I had to take the plunge. I had to try to make it as a writer. I’m not getting any younger.
Flash fiction has given me a firm foundation to blog on. It got me my MFA from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006. Because of flash fiction I won a K. LeRoy Irvis Fellowship that paid for everything and gave me a stipend for three years. That’s what flash fiction did for me.
Now I’m hoping it will help me to make a little money blogging.
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Creative Writing: Celebration, Inspiration And Imagination
The 75th year “Throwback” uniform helmet and jersey of Casey Hampton, of the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Feel good feel good feel good! The Old Soldier just can’t help himself. I want to share the love, the love I have for writing.
It’s a sunny, mild (70) day in the City of Pittsburgh. Great weather for football. Great weather for blogging. Great weather for writing flash fiction.
The Steelers won last night and all is right with the Steelers Nation.
And I’ll tell you what else is all right: the future of flash fiction. The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a celebration of the flash fiction story as great entertainment and as a demanding art form. This online magazine is a testament to the excitement of flash fiction.
Check out the front page.
This magazine is definitely not for everyone; but it might be just right for you. The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a paying market. Keep reading and keep writing that flash fiction.
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